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Giovanni Marignolli and his "travelogue"
Kubínová, Kateřina
Florentine friar Giovanni Marignolli traveled in the years 1338 - 1352 as a papal envoy to the China. He did´t write any special travelogue, but he described his experiences in Chronica Bohemorum, written for Emperor Charles IV. We must read it in the full context as a commentary of some biblical episodes, because Marignolla´s chronicle begins just with the creation.
Odoric of Pordenone: From Venice to Peking and back. Meetings on the Roads of the Old World in the 13th–14th centuries. Proceedings of the International Conference. Pilsen, 13th to 14th November 2006
Sommer, Petr ; Liščák, Vladimír
Collected papers on the contacts between medieval Europe and the East and especially on the role of Odoric of Pordenone, a Franciscan missionary of the 14th century.
The contribution of Odoric of Pordenone on the promotion of geographical knowledge of the East in Europe
Liščák, Vladimír
Odoric of Pordenone (1275/85 – 1331), a Franciscan missionary, ranks among the most important persons travelling in the 13th/14th centuries to China. The numerous copies of Odoric’s narrative (both of the original text and of the versions in French, Italian, German &c.) that have come down to our time show how speedily and widely it acquired popularity.
Introduction: Odoric of Pordenone and the Eastern Parts of the World
Liščák, Vladimír
Odoric of Pordenone (1275/85 – 1331), a Franciscan missionary, ranks among the most important persons travelling in the 13th/14th centuries to China. The numerous copies of Odoric’s narrative (both of the original text and of the versions in French, Italian, German &c.) that have come down to our time show how speedily and widely it acquired popularity.

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